Hi,

I have this generator that keeps dying down after a few minutes of
running each time as if it keeps running out of gas.

It's been sitting around since 1990. There was no gas in the tank when
I opened it. I have no idea if it was stored properly. As I
understand it was used only a few times for about ten hours. The
engine is clean. The filter is clean. I replaced the oil, the spark
plug, cleaned and lubed the filter, put in fresh premium.

The gas runs out freely out the bottom of the carb when I release it
with the bottom screw. I assume that gas is getting to the carb, but
I'm not sure. This generator also likes me to use starting fluid in
the filter, so it can get running, but it dies down after a minute as
if it's only running on the starting fluid.

My local Honda dealership charges $89 just to diagnose this, so any
suggestions are appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Randolph